Reference:EU Regulation (EU) 2017/745 - Medical Device Regulation 20-Mar-2023 Annex XV Chapter III 1. ; 3.
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| Document information | |
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| Reference | EU Regulation (EU) 2017/745 - Medical Device Regulation 20-Mar-2023 |
| Validity area | EU |
| Scope(s) | MD |
| Document name | Regulation (EU) 2017/745 - Medical Device Regulation |
| Version / Revision | 20-Mar-2023 |
| Status | Current |
| Document type | Legal act |
| Language(s) | EN |
| Description | REGULATION (EU) 2017/745 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC |
| Official source | Official link |
| Restricted access | No |
| Submitted by | Florian Adragna |
| Contributors | |
| Reference Details | |
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| Module | Module 6 â Unit 6.3.1 |
| Scope | MD |
| Document part | Annex XV
Chapter III 1. ; 3. |
| Language | EN |
| Original entry by | Florian Adragna |
| Contributors | |
| Tags | Sponsor record retention, Documentation, Sponsor, Competent authority, Clinical investigation |
| Comment | Sponsor obligation to keep documentation available for authority |
Content
OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF THE SPONSOR 1. The sponsor shall undertake to keep available for the competent national authorities any documentation necessary to provide evidence for the documentation referred to in Chapter II of this Annex. If the sponsor is not the natural or legal person responsible for the manufacture of the investigational device, that obligation may be fulfilled by that person on behalf of the sponsor. [...] 3. The documentation mentioned in this Annex shall be kept for a period of at least 10 years after the clinical investigation with the device in question has ended, or, in the event that the device is subsequently placed on the market, at least 10 years after the last device has been placed on the market. In the case of implantable devices, the period shall be at least 15 years.
Each Member State shall require that this documentation is kept at the disposal of the competent authorities for the period referred to in the first subparagraph in case the sponsor, or its contact person or legal representative as referred to in Article 62(2) established within its territory, goes bankrupt or ceases its activity prior to the end of this period.
